Hrag Vartanian

Daily Newsletter Art, Truth, and the Work Ahead This moment marks new beginnings — grounded in the past and prepared for a world we can imagine and build anew. It’s a glorious New Year’s Day in New York, and today Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as mayor ... See more

Editor’s Note: The following story contains mentions of sexual assault and harassment. To reach the National Sexual Assault Hotline, call 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or visit online.rainn.org. At the core of Pyaari Azaadi’s diasporic artistic genius lies the be... See more

The promise of change drives creativity everywhere. Those happy with the world and the status quo don’t strive to make things anew, as they’re content with what exists. Yesterday, in New York City, we did what was thought unimaginable for decades by elect... See more

If you’ve been staring at a costume for a tad too long, trying to figure out what it could be, then the chances are you’ve had a close encounter with Gay Halloween. What’s Gay Halloween, you ask? Well, we have an explainer for the uninitiated, but in summ... See more

As the only major American city with free admission to all its art museums, St. Louis may be in a league of its own. Even DC, best known for the Smithsonian museums, has a few, like the Phillips Collection and the National Museum of Women in the Arts, tha... See more